Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-23


would be acceptable, and bad SO informed
the attorneys for the committee.
The motion BY Mr.. McGregor was then
put and carried unanimously.
The matter Of the times In which the
work upon the project should be com
meneed ard completed, was then brought
up, there having been some little mlson-
Outstanding in regard to the matter at the
conference the day before, but this being
speedily settled, the clause providing ior
the extension of the time for the compile
ton of the work beyond four years, was
brought to the front, and counsel on Do'n
sides spoke upon the subject, Dir. hubbard
repeating the substance OF Mr.. Lyncn
remarks Wednesday evening, to the eject
that adverse litigation might emoaIrass
the company upon The very eve OF the
completion of the work, while Mr.. Jordan
and his eo-eounsel, while admitting TINS,
were anxious TO guard against anything
like convenient litigation" Finally
Mr. Ewing suggested the addition OF the
words: Which could reasonably be
avoided" after the words land such fCr-
ther time as might be rendered necessary
By litigation" ;.
This was also agreed to, and the ordl-
nance was practically completed. There
vet remained some little matters OF phra-
seology and the correction Of some clerical
errors, and to put these in shape the Board
took a recess of ten minutes, 10 enable
counsel and the committee 10 60 over the
paper. This ten minutes, however, was
strung out into an hour, and the waiting
audience, which was determined to See
the thing through" began TO grow impa-
tient. Finally, at quarter past twelve
O'Clock, the committee and the attorneys
returned to the main room, and the sc sslon
of the Board was resumed. The President
stated that the report had come hack N
the form of an ordinance, in which shape
| il would be read TO the Board. Mr.. JORDAN
accordingly went through with 1t. The
changes from the draft printed yesterday
are az follows:
In the preamble the words land facllI-
ties are inserted after the words "termln-
81 and connecting tracks :"
In the succeeding paragraph the date
upon which the vote IL TO he taken was
changed from January 2sth, as prlnteo
Yesterday, 10 February 4th."
The proviso following the terms upon
which the money Of the county Is 10 De-
come payable is changed very materially,
now reading as follows:
"Prorided, That if the construction OF
the said bridge, and railroad iiOm the SAID
bridge to Bowerston, y shall not be III
good faith commenced within eight months
! from the date the making Of sucA sub
I scriptiop, If il be Authorized, or being
commenced, shall not be completed ami
| have cars running over the sad railroad
/ and bridge into the county Of ONO anu
| the city Of W heeling, within fOurye2Es from
the date of making such subscription, and
suCh further time az may be rendered Dtc-
essary by litigation, which could not rea-
sonably be avoided, then the said Board
shall be At liberty to withdraw az 10 any
part of the subscription Of $500, 900, which
NAV not have become payable under the
! terms Of this ordinance, and If said sub.
scriptiun he authorized, the said railroad
company shall accept or decline the SAID
subscription within thirty days after the
same NAV be offered by the Board or Its
agents. But the Board OF Commissioners
NAV, for good cause shown, attend the time
for the commencement or completion OF the
work"
After the provisO in the union bridge lea
tuIe of the document, the ordinance con-
tains this paragraph:
The stock to be issued under SAID SUBJ
scription shall, if the said Board OF Com
sioners elect, at the time OF making the
subscription, be made a preferred stock, 10
the effect that tee ner cent. of the net earn
ings of said railroad company, after paying
! operating expenses, maintenance, taxes,
inten-si, end necessary improvements, snail
| be applied u the redemption and retire
nent Of said stock OF par.
The reading vi the ordinance having
been completed FIRST tiHe, Iof i2tCrEa'
ton, it was again read, in the usual way,
for amendment OF debate. No one had
ANYTHING TO say, however, and 1T was read
tnira time by its title and passed, recelV-
! ing the unanimous ct" OF the members
| While the spectators were sHaaiD: bands
with each other and rushiGg oil TO dinner,
, The Board took mp petitions for the placing
OF t6e DOLLS at the old Court House build
ing for Clay district, and at the new Court
House for Union district, tbese changes
having been mt.le necessary by tbs rem"7a'
Of the county government to the pls'Ent
quarters, and the prayers Of the petitioners
being formally granted, the Board, at ten
uiuCtss past one adjourned.
Thus the matter must stand until cleo
ton day comes around. Judge Cochran
will leave for home this morning. lie iel-
egraphed Messrs. Lynch and Clark, yes
terday afternoon, of the action Of the
Board, bat ws are not at this time advised
as TO the nature ot the answers received
In conversation with REGISTER reporter
last evening, however, Judge Cochran ex-
pressed himself as beiug satisfied with the
result, and said he hsd every reason TO
think Mr.. Clark would be satisfied 81 veil.